The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), has slammed a N2bn suit against the Attorney–General of the Federation (AGF), Inspector –General of Police (IGP) and the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), over the unlawful arrest and detention of its National Commandant, Amb (Dr.) Dickson Akoh and 49 others.
The security agencies had on Tuesday, last week, raided the new National Headquarters of the Corps, in a "commando style", arresting the National Commandant and 49 others; while about 6 were brutally wounded and hospitalised.
In the legala ction instituted by a former Attorney –General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Kanu Agabi (SAN), the plaintiffs are demanding for a sum of N2bn as compensation for the embarrassment caused the Peace Corps of Nigeria and its Incorporated Trustees by the arrest and detention of its personnel, by the security operatives.
In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, the plaintiffs are asking the court to declare as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the arrest of Amb. Akoh and other officers of the Corps as well as the sealing up of its Head office in Abuja and offices in the 36 States of the Federation.
The Plaintiffs further asked the court to declare that, under the 1999 constitution as amended, they have not committed any offence to warrant their arrest, detention and sealing up of their offices across the country as done by the defendants.
The defendants in the court action are, Police IGP, National Security Adviser (NSA), DSS,DG-DSS and the AGF who are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th respondents, respectively.
Apart from the above reliefs, the plaintiffs also asked the court to declare that, the sealing up of their new office Headquarters in Abuja is illegal, unlawful, malicious and unconstitutional, having not committed any offence to warrant the unlawful invasion and seizure of properties.
Besides, the applicants are asking Justice Gabriel Kolawole to declare that, they are entitled to Fundamental Rights, to acquire and own properties, lawful assembly, freedom of movement, personal liberty and dignity of their human persons, as guaranteed under sections 34, 35, 40, 41, and 43 of the 1999 constitution.
The plaintiffs, therefore, applied for an order, compelling the respondents to unseal the Headquarters of the Peace Corps of Nigeria and its offices nationwide.
They also asked the court to order the respondents to release properties seized during their "unlawful invasion" of the applicants’ office.
Also, the applicants prayed the court for an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the respondents, their privies or agents, from further sealing the applicants’ office and disrupting their activities, including its meetings and orientation of its members, nationwide.
They further asked the court for an order, restraining the respondents perpetually from further harassing, intimidating, arresting and or, detaining the applicants in the course of doing their legitimate and lawful duties

Both upper and lower house should do the needful about this issue.
Thank you.

The offices should remain sealed until President assent to the bill establishing the Nigeria Peace corps to avoid further extortion by them. They have collected billions of naira from unemployed youths and unfit old people. Thieves! that's what they are and they need to be prosecuted for their crime

I pity the Nigerian police force.

Police should not allow peace corp go for another training they are robbers collecting peoples money everyday for non existing job

Dead on arrival. who go pay u 2b. Govt that will assent to your bill? joker

just watching

Of course, they need the money like mad

It has always been about the money

Nigeria peace corps ,please stop this charade. Nigeria Peace corps keep referring USA having peace corps too but
the peace corps in USA is a voluntary program and not avenue to create employment for USA citizens. Will you
have the fed
govt to start creating phony ministries, parastatals, paramilitaries every now and then just to employ all youths?
that is NOT possible. In my own opinion the govt should create an enabling environment (soft
loans,infrastructure, power,laws etc) for youths to be self employed, govt cant possibly employ all youths.
I pity those gullible ppl like myself and other ppl that have already dolled out money to the Peace corps.
I think the peace corp should better continue as voluntary organization and keep collecting their 45k and above
for training etc.
You keep on selling recruitment forms and training ppl (in hundreds of thousands) and also promise them
employment,Now.it is the same commandant general of Nigeria Peace Corps that said that at the eventual assent
by PMB the ratio of commissioned officer to voluntary officer will be 20%-80% (20 for officers & 80 for
voluntary office). Just imagine!, and you have already promised employment to all ppl that have enrolled.
You keep hiding under the disguise of generating employment for the youth & you think PMB cant read between
the lines!, more so you keep selling recruitment form to older ppl (40yrs and above)...is a man of 40 years and
above still a youth??.
i will keep telling ppl that they should not pay any 5k for recruitment form or 45k for some phony training. when
the federal government takes over fully there wont be need to pay for training or to buy recruitment form. Note
that there are still other fees to be paid.
WHAT IS THE JOB OF PEACE CORP IN NIGERIA
1. to promote peace in Nigeria (like the other military/paramilitary outfits have been promoting war)
2. to engage 800,000 youths in meaningful employment (Nigeria army and navy combined don't have up to
600,000 officers) grin
3. to end insurgency (without arms. na juju dem wan use grin
4. to curb cultism in secondary school and university grin
5. to curb exam malpractices. undecided undecided
and most importantly for the officers to be getting paid by the fed govt grin grin
see, the Peace corps don't have the interest of the country at heart, what they hungry for is SALARY!!! another
avenue to waste govt resources.
Nigeria peace corp should never be institutionalized just to MANAGE youth unemployment, It is wrong. Yes, it
may reduce unemployment (as fringe benefit) of the youths for a while. That should not be the main reason for
creating peace corp.
Were the NPF, Nigerian Army, Navy, FRSC etc created to tackle youth unemployment? your answer is as good as
mine.
Npower, YOUWIN and the likes are already in place for unemployed youths to be engaged with atleast.
Again, Nigeria peace corps should stop this charade.
A word is enough for the wise

Makavelli099:
The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), has slammed a N2bn suit against the Attorney–General of the Federation (AGF), Inspector –General of Police (IGP) and the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), over the unlawful arrest and detention of its National Commandant, Amb (Dr.) Dickson Akoh and 49 others.
The security agencies had on Tuesday, last week, raided the new National Headquarters of the Corps, in a "commando style", arresting the National Commandant and 49 others; while about 6 were brutally wounded and hospitalised.
In the legala ction instituted by a former Attorney –General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Kanu Agabi (SAN), the plaintiffs are demanding for a sum of N2bn as compensation for the embarrassment caused the Peace Corps of Nigeria and its Incorporated Trustees by the arrest and detention of its personnel, by the security operatives.
In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, the plaintiffs are asking the court to declare as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the arrest of Amb. Akoh and other officers of the Corps as well as the sealing up of its Head office in Abuja and offices in the 36 States of the Federation.
The Plaintiffs further asked the court to declare that, under the 1999 constitution as amended, they have not committed any offence to warrant their arrest, detention and sealing up of their offices across the country as done by the defendants.
The defendants in the court action are, Police IGP, National Security Adviser (NSA), DSS,DG-DSS and the AGF who are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th respondents, respectively.
Apart from the above reliefs, the plaintiffs also asked the court to declare that, the sealing up of their new office Headquarters in Abuja is illegal, unlawful, malicious and unconstitutional, having not committed any offence to warrant the unlawful invasion and seizure of properties.
Besides, the applicants are asking Justice Gabriel Kolawole to declare that, they are entitled to Fundamental Rights, to acquire and own properties, lawful assembly, freedom of movement, personal liberty and dignity of their human persons, as guaranteed under sections 34, 35, 40, 41, and 43 of the 1999 constitution.
The plaintiffs, therefore, applied for an order, compelling the respondents to unseal the Headquarters of the Peace Corps of Nigeria and its offices nationwide.
They also asked the court to order the respondents to release properties seized during their "unlawful invasion" of the applicants’ office.
Also, the applicants prayed the court for an order of perpetual injunction, restraining the respondents, their privies or agents, from further sealing the applicants’ office and disrupting their activities, including its meetings and orientation of its members, nationwide.
They further asked the court for an order, restraining the respondents perpetually from further harassing, intimidating, arresting and or, detaining the applicants in the course of doing their legitimate and lawful duties